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VOL. I. TIIE SOUTHERN SENTINEL 1* published every Thursday Morning, IN COLUMBUS, GA. BY WM. H. CHAMBERS, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Office up stair*, Corner of Broad and Randolph sts. Terms of Subscription. One copy twelve months, in advance, - Js2 50 “ “ “ At the end of tlie year, 500 ” “ “ “ After the year expires, 400 Rates ol Advertising. One square, first insertion, - • - $1 00 “ Each subsequent insertion, - - 50 Contracts will be made for advertising by tlie quarter, “or by the year, at liberal deductions from the above rates. All obituary and marriage notices must be accompanied by a responsible name, and where they exceed one square the> will be charged as other advertisements. To Cor res pom, ents. —All communications must be addressed (post paid) to the Proprietor at this place. Contributions must be accompanied with the real name v>f the writer. Sturgill .V • tlillcr , ATTORNEYS ATT LAW, Rucita Vista, Marion county, CJa. YY r t LI. practice in all the counties ot the <'battalion, liee and adjoining counties ol the Sooth Western Circuit. Til AD. STURGIS, K. \V. MILLER. Feb. 15,1849 7 ts Cl BORGIA, MUSCOGEE COUNTY —Where- Jf as Abner C. Flewellen, Elvira Flewellen and William 11. Chambers, apply for letters of Adminis tration upon the estate ot Abner Flewellen, late of said county, deceased: These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased to show cause, (if any they have.) within the time prescribed by law. why the administration of said es tate should not be granted to the said applicants. Given under my hand this 30th January. 1850. JNO. JOHNSON, C. C. O. January 31, 1850. 5 5t COUNTY SURVEYOR; FHIUB undersigned informs his friends and the -■ Planters of Muscogee county, that lie is pre- 1 pared to make official smveys in Muscogee county', j Letters addressed to Post Office, Columbus, will meet with prompt attention. WM. F. SERRELL, i County Surveyor. j Office overE. Barnard & Co.'s store, Broad street, j Columbus, Jan. 31, 1850. 5 ly North t's&roflißia Mutual Life Insurance Company. LOCATED AT RALEIGH, K. C. Fit HE Charter of this company gives important advau-> X tit'ca to the assured, over most other companies. The husband can insure bis own life for the sole use t uiil benefit of his wife and children, free from any otbet j claims. I'ersons who insure for life participate in the , profits which are declared annually, and when the pre- : inium exceeds $-10, may pay one half in a note. Slave.* arc insured at two thirds their value for one or five year*. Applications for Risks may be made to JOHN MUNN, Agent, Colmr.bus, Ga. j PT Office nt Greenwood & Co.’s Warehouse. November 15.1319. tl 1 IMPORTANT TO MILL OWNERS INI) PLANTERS. fIIHK undersigned will contract for building • JL Rock Dams, or any kind of rock work and j ditching, in any part of this State or Georgia, in the most improved manner. TIMOTHY B. COLLINS, Fort Milchtll, Russell. Cos. Ala. ! Pec. C, 1849. 49 tun. SSO REWARD. r ~ | AN AWAY from the subscriber, about the 15th ! February last, a small mulatto woman, by the i name of FR ANCES, she is al>out four feet ten or ele ven inches high, speaks quick and laughs loud, with ra ther a squeaking voice, her nose and mouth project ra ther more than is common for mulattos: she had rings in her ears when she left, and always wears something on her head. I will pay fifty dollars far the apprehen sion and safe keeping of her so that l can get her. I will also pay a liberal reward for proof sufficient to con vict any person of harboring her, as I have reasons to be lieve she is concealed bv someone. S. T. AUSTIN. November 1. 4-ltf Dancing Academy. MR. R. POWELL, (late of New York.) | has the honor to announce to the Ladies j and Gentlemen of Columbus, and its vicinity, that he ex pects to open a class sometime in January next, should ; he receive sufficient patronage, tor the purpose of giving j instruction in that polite art, in all its varieties. In ad- j dition to the plain style of Dancing and \\ altziug, the fol lowing FASHIONABLE AND FANCY DANCES : will be taught during the season : | Cacbucha, El Jaleo Xeres, La Sylphide, Cel larius Waltz, Cracovienne, Muscovicnue, Re* j gatta Hornpipe, Redowa Waltz, N arsovienne, Highland Fling, Wreath Waltz, Cing Temps, Polka Waltz, &r. 1 Together with the fashionable Quadrilles of Polka j Mazurka, Ist and 2nd sets, and new Quadrilles of j Redowa, as danced in the principal cities and lash- j iotiable watering places in the United States. Ladies who may wish to learn tiie more !ae and j fashionable styles, such as Polka, Mazurka, Redowa and Cellarms Waltzing, or Polka. Mazurka, and ; R-dowa Quadrilles, will he waited on at their resi- j dene,on day and hours to suit ‘heir convenience. Parents and guardians entrusting their children to my charge, may rely on the strictest attention j being paid to their ease, grace and general deport- j mens. j Terms, and other details may be known on appli-, cation to me. Dec. *2O. 1849. 51_tf 1 Kags, Kgs! Kags! The Rock Island Factory TS prepared to purchase clean LINEN, IIKMF orCot t 111 RAGS, and will pay 3} cents per pound for One Hundred Thousand pounds, delivered al the Mills, on the Chattahoochee river,three mile* above Columbus,in quantities of nit less than 100 pounds. iO“ Merchants and Tinders in the surrounding country would do well to draw the attention ot their customers to the advantage of SAV ING RAGS, and exchanging then) for Goods and Wares. CASH will always he paid for Rags at “Rock Island Factory.” JBv order of the Hoard. GEORGE W. WINTER, Sec’y. Columbus, Ga. March 1, 1349. 9 it TOP HYSICIANS, DRUG GI STS AND COUNTRY MERCHANTS. DR. J. N. KEELER & BRO. most respectfully solicit attention to their fresh stock of English, French, German and American Drugs, Medicines, Che micals, Paints, Oils, Dye-stuffs, Glassware, Perfumery, Patent Medicines, &c. Having opened anew store No. 294 Market-st., with a full supply of Fresh Drugs and Medicines, we respectfully solicit country dealers to exa mine our stock before purchasing elsewhere, promising one aud all who may be disposed to extend us their patron age, to sell them genuine Drugs and Medicines, on as liberal terms as any other house in the city, and to faith fully execute all orders entrusted tons promptly and with dispatch. One of tiie proprietors being a regular physi cian, affords ample guarantee ol the genuine quality of all articles sold at their establishment. We especially invite druggists and country* merchants, who may wish to become agents for Dr. Keelers Celebrated Family Medicines, (standard and popular remedies.) to forward their address. Soliciting the patronage of dealers, we respectfully remain, J. N. IyEELER &. BRO. Wholesale Druggists. (Oct. 11, 1849. ly No. 594 Market-et, Phil’a. THE SOUTHERN SENTINEL. The W elcome. Come in the evening, or come in the morning, Come when you’re looked for, or come without warning ; Kisses and welcome you'll find here before you, And the oft'ner you come here the more I'll adore you. Light is my heart since the day we were plighted, Red is my cheek that they told me was blighted ; The green of the trees looks far greener than ever, And the linnets arc singing, “True lovers don’t sever!’’ I'll pul! you sweet flowers, to wear if you choose them, Or after you've kissed them, they’ll lie on my bosom ; I’ll fetch from the mountain its breeze to inspire you, I'll fetch from tny fancy a tale that won’t tire you. Oh! your step's like the rain to the summer-vex'd farmer, Or sabre and shield to a knight without armor : I'll sing you sweet songs till the stars rise above me— Then, wandering, I'll wish you, in silence, to love me. i We'll look through the trees at the cliff and the eyrie, We’ll tread round the path on the track of the fai. y, ! We'll look on the stars, and we’ll list to the river, | Till you ask of your darling what gift yon can give her. Oh! she’ll whisper you, “Love as unchangeably beaming, I And trust, when in secret, most tunefully streaming, Till the starlight of Heaven above os shall quiver, j Aud our souls flow in one down eternity’s river.” = ~ ’ ~ = THE OCEAN-TOLLED BELL; ! OR, THE INDIAN BARQUE. A SEA SKETCH. It was an evening of surpassing beauty, and ! the almost vertical moon poured down a flood of radiance, which seemed but a more subdued and softer day.light. It had been oppressive ly warm during the day, and the passengers of the good ship Iris were seated on deck, enjoy iog the freshness of the evening air, and gaz ing upon the star-gemmed sky ot the tropics, so | different from the northern hemisphere in the disposition of its twinkling glories. VVe had two lovers on board, or two persons, j at least, who were fast becoming such. Their j names were Louis and Linda. ‘There is nothing,’ exclaimed Linda, after a long silence, ‘which brings so vividly to my mind the fact, that we are so many thousand miles from home, as the strange appearance of the heavens. The southern constellations, which shone so beautifully before the moon became so bright, have still no look of home about them ; and, I am afraid, they will never j make me amends for the loss of my poor bears, j one of which is gone altogether; while the: other, for the last three or tour nights, can do ] little more than show us the tip of his tail.’ ‘Rears, Miss Linda !—bears at sea ! I nev er heard ol such a thing! Have you actually seen bears at sea V ‘Yes, sir; and monkeys too.’ The recipient of this laconic reply, was our dandy passenger, Mr. Daisy. Not knowing very well what to make of Miss Linda’s re joinder, he grinned prodigiously, looked exces sively silly, and eventually stretched himself upon a bench near the binnacle, with his back to the company, and his face towards the bear, about which he had been so fruitlessly inquisi tive. All were now silent for several minutes, and the gentle rippling of the water at the bows, i and the occasional creaking of the timbers came as soothingly upon our ears, as the summer j moonlight upon our dropping eyelids. I was ! watching the long line of silver light which ‘Di -i ana’s crescent’ threw upon the heaving ocean, j when our lover, Louis Allwynn, seemed sad- i denly to rouse himselffrom the stealthy contem plation of Miss Linda’s charms, and to assume a listening posture. After a moment’s silence, he threw up his hand, and cried : ‘Hark ! do you hear nothing V All listened, and replied, one by one, in the negative. ‘I must have been deceived, then,’ said Lou- j is ; ‘but no, there it is again.’ ‘What ?—what is it ?’ exclaimed all the com pany, in a breath. ‘Listen again,’ replied Louis. They did so, for a minute or two ; at the end of which time, Linda cried : ‘l hear it—l hear it now! It is the faint, far oft’ tolling of a bell. We must be near the land.’ ‘That is hardly possible,’ murmured Louis ; ‘it is very strange.’ The difference in the sensibility of the audi tory apparatus is greater than is generally sup posed ; and a considerable length of time had ! elapsed before the rest of the passengers were ! able to hear what the practiced organs of Lou- j is, and the delicate nerves of Linda had ena bled them to detect so soon. Mr. Daisy, who had been indulging in a ; comfortable nap —no uncommon thing with ; hiin, by the way—was awakened by the sud den cessation of the conversation, as sleepers in church are aroused at the conclusion of the j sermon. • j ‘Aw ! —aw ! —yes ; very strange—very j j strange indeed,’ he exclaimed, with a brace of yawns, as he caught the last words of Louis, j and coupled them with something he had heard about a bell: ‘very strange that the—aw!— ; ihe tea-bell has not rung jet;—it’s—aw !-- i it’s time it had, I’m sure ; it is, ’poll my ’onor.’ ‘Why, Mr. Daisy,’ said Linda, laughing;! | ‘you’re dreaming; you had your tea long ago. j Listen, and tell us what you hear.’ •It’s the devil’s stipper-bell,’ muttered an old salt, who was taking his trick at the wheel, just behind us. ‘l’ve never heard no sioh thing as that at sea afore, in all my born days.’ This old sea-dog, by the way, was quite ‘a character.’ He had been nian-o’-war’s-tnan formally j'ears, and was universally known bj* the sobriquet of Hack-stay Bob. All were now silent again for some time, i and the melancholy sound was now plainly ’ heard by every one, as it came booming over tiie moonlit waters, and became more and more ! distinct as the vessel advanced. Mr. Daisy, who, by this time, was thoroughly aw*ake, be gan to wear an expression ol countenance, which might possibly have been astonishment, but which looked wonderfully like fear; *and, after listening for some time, he hastily jumped up and dived into the cabin, for the purpose of calling the captain, who was examining some charts belo w. At his earnest request, the cap j tain, after a little delaj', put away his maps, and went on deck. After listening some time, he seized his 1 night-glass, and looked long and intently in the COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1850. direction of the sound, whose sad, monotonous clang was, every moment, becoming more dis tinctly audible. He then walked aft, and, ta king hold of the spokes of the wheel, gave the glass to Back-stay Bob, who was remarkable for his power of vision, and directed him to take a look in the same direction, and report what he saw. Bob adjusted the glass, took ‘a long squint,’ hitched up his trowsers, shifted his quid, aud then took another squint, still longer than the first. ‘Well, Bob,’ said the Captain, ‘what do j'ou sec ?’ ‘Dog mj- grandmarmy’s buttons ! sir, if I can even begin to tell what I see. It’s a kind of a craft, of some sort or other; but it’ll take more lamin’ nor I’ve got, by a jug full, to figure out what it is, or whar it comes from.’ ‘Do you see anything like a sail V ‘Not a morsel ; and no place to put one, ei. ther, as I can see. 1 can’t make ou’ the least mite of a yard, or a boom, or anything o’ the sort. It looks more like some great, gawney, outlandish, onnatured lookin’ light-boat, cut adrift, nor anything I ever seed afore. And now I can spe the bell, too; the>’vegot it rig. ged up on the mast head, so that it swings back’ard, and for’ard, every time the thing gives a lurch to leeward.’ ‘Can you make out whether there is any one aboard !’ ‘Not a soul, sir ; that is, not a soul as can be seed. And it’s my opinion, sir, that if that lhar craft is manned at all, it’s by somethin’ that’s not to be seed through a spyglass.’ ‘Aon mean something supernatural.’ ‘Exactly so, sir ; somethin’ more superfine than material—so superfine, they* can’t be seed with the glass, let alone the naked eye.’ ‘Nonsense, nonsense ! I didn’t think you were so superstitious, Bob,’ said the captain, as he took the glass again and walked away from the wheel. ‘There’s three soopere, one on top o’ t’other,’ muttered the seaman, as his superior left hirn, ‘but all that won’t make the least ’ ‘Keep her away a couple of points,’ cried the captain, interrupting the soliloquy. ‘Aye, aye, sir !’ responded Bob, and the ship’s course was altered, so as to bring her rapidly nearer to the mysterious craft, to which all eyes were now directed. The second mate, (our first officer, Harry j Whartor, had died during the voyage.) had had 1 the glass to his eye for some time, and showed evident symptoms of uneasiness; at length, si dling up to the Captain, he whispered : ‘Don’t you think it’s got something to do with poor Wharton V ‘Bah ! Mr. Davit,’ replied the captain, ‘you’re just as bad as Bob, and he thinks Old Nick’s aboard of the thing, with a crew of in- I visible imps, bound for Sicily, I suppose, with a cargo of brimstone. If you’ll wait half an | hour, I’ll tell you something more about it, for I mean to board the concern, though it should | turn out to be the Flying Dutchman, or Dhtj ! Jones’ flag ship.’ In pursuance of this intention, orders were j given to ‘heave to,’ and get one of the boats in readiness. The vessel with the bell was now plainly to be seen—a nondescript sort of a hulk, with a single mast in the centre of it, and only rigiied enough to keep this mast in its place. The bell was suspended from the mast head, and ever and anon sent forth its doleful clang, as it swayed to and fro with the heav- j ings of the sea. As the ship drew noarer, the ! strange looking craft seemed to be moving rap. j idly towards us, as if impelled by some ocean ! spirit, ‘a thousand fathoms deep, from the land j of mist and snow.’ The curiosity of the crew was so great, and | the eyes of all had been so frequently diverted j from the matter in hand, that the ship had not i been ‘brought to’ soon enough, but bad shot ahead a good deal farther than had been inten ded, so that when the manoeuvre was at last ac. complished, and the vessel had become stationa ry, the mysterious bark was at a considerable j distance. A boat was lowered away, howev er, and the captain, having with some difficulty selected a crew, put off from the ship. Louis Allwyn and myself, had both wished to accompany the expedition, but recent illness made it a matter of common prudence with both of us, to avoid all unnecessary exertion, and wc remained behind. Every individual among the crew and pas sengers, was on deck, watching the motions of the boat that was to solve the mystery which occupied their thoughts—many of them with in tense curiosity. There was no apparent cause for anxiety or alarm, but there was something so singular in the incident which had thus sud denly and unexpectedly broken in upon the mo. notony of their tedious voyage, that almost ev ery* one felt that there would be something like disappointment, experienced, if the myste rious boat should be found to contain nothing extraordinary. In the minds of the second : mate, and some of the more superstitious of the sailors, there was a confused sensation of dread of something, they knew not what ; and they would probably have been ashamed to commu nicate their thoughts to one another. In the meantime, the boat was seen to reach the side of the strange vessel, but there was not light enough to see anything more. A profound silence reigned throughout the crow- ; ded deck, interrupted only by the distant tolling I of the mysterious bell. | Suddenly a score of voices exclaimed, in a startled whisper--‘Hark ! what’s that ?’ Some had heard nothing, but the majority* declared that a strange, peculiar noise, had met i their ears from the direction of the boat. Cu riosity was now on tip-toe, and eyes and ears were both strained to the utmost, with the | hopes of catching some sight or sound to grat- j ify it- | In a little time it became evident that the J ship's boat had put off again, and that it was rapidly* returning. As soon as the men could be distinguished, it was observed that they were rowing with all the speed of which they were capable, and a few minutes later it was discovered that the captain was not with them, j They were soon alongside, and their faces | looked pale and ghastly, as if they belonged to so many corpses. To the questions which were eagerly put to them from all quarters, they answered, that tbe moment they came to the strange craft, they 1 heard a low, hollow, unearthly sound, which caused them to hesitate about going aboard. The captain, however, climbed up the side of the vessel, and after looking about tbe deck a moment, disappeared down a hatchway, as they supposed. He was hardly* out of sight, when the noise they* had heard before, was repeated, so loudly, that it shook the very timbers of the vessel. The next moment they heard the re port of a pistol, followed by a terrible shriek from the captain—and then all was still 1 Hor ror-struck, they called loudly and respectfully on their commander, but receiving no answer, they pushed off and seizing their oars, ‘gave way,’ with ail their strength, until they reached the ship. This report was received with indignation by some, but with amazement and terror by the greater number. Few classes of men are more courageous than sailors, when opposed to any known and tangible danger; while, at the same time, few are more cowardly when their superstitions and their dread of the supernatu ral are aroused. ‘Now ain’t you a purty passel o’ lubberly, knock-kneed, cowardly sneaks, for to go for to \ run off that-a-way, and leave your Captain in j the lurge !’ roared Back-stay Bob, as soon as they had finished their narrative. ‘You ought j to be dressed in petticoats, and be made to feed five week old babies for a month ot Sundays,! so you ought.’ ‘Well, Bob.’ said young Allwyn, as soon as the former had given vent to a portion of his indignation, ‘I suppose you will volunteer with me to take another trip, and endeavor to res cue the Captain V •Won’t I though, ’Squire ! I’m your man even if we should have to take him neck and heels, out of Beelzebub’s back kitchen !’ ‘Then see if you can get a boat’s crew to go with ns.’ ‘Aye, aye, sir !’ cried Bob, as he ran forward J to make the attempt, and with the co-operation ’ and assistance of Mr. Davit, and with no smali i display of eloquence on his own part, it was at j last accomplished. Bob’s determination in this instance, evinced j no ordinary degree of courage, for he was I among the most superstitious of the crew, and j firmly believed that evil spirits, in some shape, I had something to do with the queer looking J craft, and the detention of the Captain aboard j of her. If he had been an ordinary seaman ‘be- j fore the mast,’ it is not improbable that h*‘ might have displayed less boldness on this oc casion ; but, having the character of an officer ! to maintain, he felt that tiie least sign ol fear would be unworthy of the dignity of his station, i and altogether unbecoming his official rank as boatswain of the Iris, and late captain of the main-top on board of one of Uncle Sam’s crack frigates. | i Mr. Davit was probably influenced by some- | what similar feelings, for he had really, very J < little faith in any efforts they might make for ! the recovery of the captain. He was evident, ly resolved to do everything that could be done, ’ however, and in a much shorter space of time than could be expected, he and Louis were in the boat, and on their way to the strange ves- i sel. i I Lad offered myself as a volunteer, but they : would not hear of accepting me, and as l was really too much debilitated to be of any ser- : vice, it was not a very difficult matter for them i to prevail on me to stay behind. Allwyn was i far from being well, but he was young arid ad venturous, and no argument, not even the tear- i ful glances of Linda, could induce him to re- l main inactive. i Swiftly and silently the little boat approach- I ed its destination, while its crew gazed anx- ; iously upon the mysterious bark, a problem 1 which they were somewhat reluctantly about l to solve. A few minutes more, and they were | alongside. After a moment’s consultation, the I men were ordered to remain in the boat until t they should be called for, and Allwyn and Da- t vit, with some difficulty, managed to get aboard. < They remained fora short time upon the deck ; of the boat, and called loudly upon tbe captain ; 1 but a low growl, which evidently proceeded I from the cabin, was the only reply. They then both made for the hatchway, each being armed with acuilass and a brace of pis. i tols. Just as they reached it, Davit’s foot slip- I ped, in the haste and perturbation of the mo- i ment, and he was precipitated into the cabin s head foremost. The noise of his fall was sue- < ceeded ly a terrific roar, like that of a wild : beast. Louis followed with all possible expe- * dition. but started back with an involuntary shudder at the scene which the dim light of a 1 luntern revealed to his eye. A Royal Bengal Tiger, grisly and gaunt i with famine, and with his terrible jaws, all smeared with human gore, stood crouching ov- ! er the prostrate body oi the mate, from whose < carotid artery, already severed Ly the monster, i the life-blood was streaming with a force over ’< which no human aid could have gained the mas tery ; while a little farther off lay the mangled, headless corpse of the captain, upon which the horrid I brute had almost satiated his ravenous appetite. Louis A’hvyn, during a short, but somewhat eventful life, had witnessed more than one scene of carnuge and bloodshed, but never be fore had such a sickening sense of horror op pressed his soul. But it was no time to in dulge in anything that bore even the semblance of weakness, for the savage monster of the jungle, was crouching lower and lower, evi dently with the intention of springing upon him. He hastily discharged one of his pistols, but with little effect. Seeing this, he summon ed ali his seif-possession, and taking deliberate aim with the other, drew the nigger. It miss | ed fire ; and on the instant, the Tiger sprang ; upon hirn, before he had time to use nis cutlass. | His eye, which was as keen as an eagle’s, perceived the coming danger, and, quicker than thought, he dropped upon his knees, in hope of avoiding it. In this he was partially success ful. The animal missed his throat, at which it was aiming ; but Louis was overturned by the shock, and the man and the monster rolled to. gether on the floor. From the position in which he lay, his cutlass was useless to him, and he already felt the sharp claws of the beast entering his flesh. Most men, in such a silua tion, would have given way to despaii ; but Louis Allwyn had been educated in a school ) which had taught him coolness and 6*|f-r'*li. . ance in the hour of clanger; and whil*- ti,*- I breath of life remained, no thought of snerumV,. i ing could find place in his bosom. Prostrate ■ and weaponless as he was, his thoughts mme. i diately reverted to a sharp Spanish knife, which . he carried in the pocket of his vest. In less ■ than a second it was in his hand ; and it was not a moment too soon, for the glaring eye bails of the creature were within a few inches of his face, and he could feel its hot, blood | reeking breath upon his cheek. With a pow. I erful effort, he sprang hack from the hated con tact. The Tiger snapped at his right arm. It was impossible to withdraw it, and he boldly I plunged his hand into the huge, cavern-like mouth. The animal attempted to close its I jaws, and the sharp.pointed knife pierced its palate, till it lodged firmly in the bone. The tortured creature bounded and howled with an guish, but the undaunted youth kept his hold, drew his cutlass with his left hand, and, with one vigorous stroke. made a deep gash in hi* throat. The blood welled torth. the flashing eyes grew dim, and the monster was soon ! stretched lifeless on the floor. : The combat had lasted but a few seconds, and by the time that Louis’ less agile compan ions could get down the hatchway, it was over, j He bad been pierced by the animal’s claws in several places, but had received no serious in jury. After having the dead bodies of the cap • •ill and mate removed to the boat, he proceed ed to make a more minute examination o( the cabin. It was a long, low, apartment, extend- j ing the whole length of the vessel, and having, 1 at either extremity, a massive iron chain, ter. minating in a heavy ling at one end, tne other being lastened by a strong staple to a beam in the vessel’s side. A number of human bones strewed the floor, and various articles of wear ing apparel, which evidently indicated that two j i human beings of opposite sexes, had once ten- | ! anted this gloomy spot, and had. probably, been j torn to pieces by the famished tiger. The ! beast had a chain around his neck, and hud j been confined to one corner of the cabin by a j I slender iron ring, which was apparently put j ! there to be broken. Over the centre of the room was written a single word, in large let. J ters, but n.i one could tell the meaning. We ; afterwards ascertained it to lie the word ve.v | geanck, written in the characters of an Indian I dialect. ! Louis now piepared to leave the fatal vessel, j When he reached the deck, he found a number j of men engaged in hauling in a stioig rope, j which ihey found down in the water, with <me j end made fiist to the windward side ofthe vessel. •What have you got there, Bob V said the young man, as he saw them. Well, sir, that's a precious sight more nor 1 can tell you. We've been a heavin’ away j here long enough, to rny notion, to haul in a ; dipsyline from t'other side of no whar. Jest look-ee thar, sir, what a kite (coil) o’ rope.’ There was evidently something at the end of the line, and the men continued to haul away ‘ taster, their curiosity increasing at every puli. Every thing is finite, and this rope was no ex ception to the universal law. Something glit tered through the waters; one more effort, and \ a small leaden coffin made its appearance. •By the powers!’ shouted an Irishman, who stood nearest the water, -it’s one o’ the divil\- own babies!’ and, so saying, the superstitious 1 creature whipped out his jack-knife, and cut the rope, before any one was aware of his inten- , lion. The little coffin was seen glancing < through the trembling waters; and then, with 1 its unknown contents, disappeared forever. 1 Some were angry; some looked wise; others shook their heads ; and Faddy insisted that he had done exactly right in getting rid of the lit- i tie imp as speedily as possible ; but there was, 1 perhaps, not one of them who did not believe ‘ Bob’s asseveration, that the little coffin had , towed the mysterious vessel to this spot, for ; the express purpose of assuring the destruction ■ of the Captain and Mr. Davit. Os this, and all these matters, nothing more was eve: known ; and the reader is just as capable of forming conjectures about them as 1 am. Keep out of Debt. — Poverty is a bitter draught, yet may. and sometimes with advan lage, be gulped down. Though the drinker , make wry faces, there may. after all, be whole, somp goodness in the cup. But debt, however i courteously it be offered, is tire cup of a siren, and the wine, spiced and delicious though it be, j an eating poison. The man out of debt, though 1 with a flaw in his jerkin, a crack in his shoe- | leather, and a hole in his hat, is still the *ou of j liberty, free as the singing lark above him ; but j the debtor, though clothed in the utmost bravery. | what is he but a serf out upon a holiday—a slave to be reclaimed at arty instant by his owner, the creditor ? My son, if poor, see wJne in the running spring : let thy mouth water at a last week’s roll ; think a thread bare coat the “only wear;” and acknowledge a white.wash- 1 ed garret the finest housing place for a gentle- I man :do this, and flee debt. So shall thy heart be at peace, and the sheriff he confounded. j Titus is Lise —ls we die to-day, the Min will shine as brightly and the birds sing as swei tly to-morrow. Business will not be suspended for a moment, and the great mass will not bestow a thought on our memories. “Is he . dead ?” will be the solemn inquiry of a few, as thet pass to their pleasure or their work. But no one will miss us, except our immediate connections ; and even they, in a short time, will forget us and laugh as merrily as when we sat b side them. Thus shall we all, now in active life, pass away. Our chi dren crowd close behind us. and they will soon lie gone. In a few years not a living being can say, “I remember him.” We live in another age, and did business with ihose who have long since slumbered in the tomb. This is life. How rapidly it passes ! O ! blessed are they who are held in everlast ing remembrance. O’ A mun boasting in company of ladies that he had a v-ry luxuriant head of hair, one of the fair dam sels remarked, that it was owing entirely to tiie mcl~ lowness of the soil. This is what an old bachelor said—“ Men who stutter and stammer are often met with, but who ever heard ol a female afflicted with an im pediment in her speech 1 ” Did Ton Ever! Did you ever know a merchant that did not sell “ten per cent, cheaper than any other mad • iu town ?” Did you ever know two men to spend six i hours in --harp controversy, and not afterwards j disagree rn-.re widely than when they began ? s Did you ever see an old maid who had not refused many flattering proposals of marriage . Jr " ni genteel and wealthy young men, in her ju* venile days? Did you ever know a trader about to burst up who according to his own story was not doing a most prosperous business? Did y'tr ever see a preacher who thought ho had a “call from a high salary to u low one?” | Did you ever known litigious tnan who Wa I not strongly in favor of killing lawyer legisla tion ? Did you ever have a friend, who, when you didn’t know what to do with your ‘‘loose change,” couldn’t suggest some means of relieving you from your perplexity? Did you ever see a man who pxpecled not to become u Christian before death? Did you ever; come the “giiafle” over a blood thirsty niusquito, after getting fairly mad with him ? Did you ever know a knave that ascribed good motives to others ? Did y.-u ever know a spendthrift that was not going to lie saving “next year?” Did you ever subscribe to a railroad project, the cost of which did nut overrun the estimates? Did you ever want to borrow of a friend, who had not just at that moment lent all he had to ! somebody else ? Did you ever know a rich man who couldn’t I talk gloi iously of “virtuous poverty?” Did you ever see a man prosper in business who was in the habit of burrowing money at more than six percent.? Did you ever know a critic who did not cort* J sider everything he was unabie to comprehend j as nonsense? Did you ever sec a man who in accepting art office was not actuated solely by a desire to serve his country ? Did you ever know a mechanic to do a job perfectly well, after being screwed down below i a fair living price ? I Did you ever see a stingy fellow who was not | temperate from pt in. ipie—or a fool who consider* ed it respectable to joke—or a young lady whoso age did not remain stationary after sire had reached twenty ? Did you ever ? Yankee Blade . Niagara suspension Bridge* Tli® ioiimving interest mg account ol tlie h'r.-t steps taken lor the construction ot the temporary bridge across tire fails oi Niagara are given in the Roches* ter Daily Advertiser: • Eariy in the spring of 1847, vvhii- at dinner at the Lacle Hotel, in the viliagi o. Niag tra Fall*, there were present Chares Riel.junior,tne engineer ofthe bridge, the ivrii r. and several * t - >e> gentlemen, wuen the subject cmne up Innv tue first wire was to begot over tire river. One proposed the steamboat; an other, a sin til boat to take a litre across; another would throw a ooinu shell over, with a cord attached to it; and several other quily pra. tical j- prnje Is were advanced, when v.r. i. ei himself siggesied the use of a rocker, oy which he expected to throw his first line acroa* the gu t. This seemoig to be the emi oi propositions, a gentleman named i’ 1.-k, address ing Mr. Diet, said, “YV ittr >our leave, and a promise not to ridicule the idea it it should prove a lailme, 1 will, in a more simple anil cheaper mode, attempt to get a line across tlie gulf.” This being agreed t<>, tnose present ue-ned to know wliai nietnod uesnould pursue to get a line aco-s. “Well, gentlemen. I nave noi me least ohjec*ion to tell you all anout it, provided you adnere to the promised conditions, not to laugh at me. Now, gentlemen, (says Mr. Fiss.J tnv plan, and tne instrument used, wnl be the same kmu used oy Fiankliu to dr<*w hgntnmg tmm the clouds, an insii iiiiieut tuai any ingenious schoolhov can make in an uour—a kite ” Mr. Diet remarked lie d:d not see why it wi.uid not succeed, and gave ins consent to have it tried. Mr. Fisk t.,en called upon an intelligent boy by the name ot Walsh, who soon had a kite constructed, and on tue second trial ihrew a line across, making it last on the opposite side, by doubling wlncii a small rope was drawn over, and in six or seven doubles strength sufficient wfts acquired to lake over tne first small cable ot 36 wires This was tiie one ustd to p,c-s Mr. Elet over in hi- 1 tile iron car, and next, Inm-elf and lady, and many oiners passed over on tins slight fixture ; since which tue present structure has be n reared, res ting on wooilen tower.'6o tee-lugli, over wind) pass 14 cables ot the follow ing dimensions, viz., live ot 36 wires each, hve oi 7a. one ol Ix 6, anu three ol 160 wires—l.lls wires m all. To these is the brige suspended, and is capable of sustaining a weight of iie.ir.y 1,000 ions; jet so slight in n# appearance to strangers that some will n<*t pass it, through fear of its instability, yet heavy teams pass il; five at on* time were on it, ot Colonel Mans Circus, anil many droves ol catt.e also have passed it. Il is now per* iectiy sale as a common tuoroughtare ; but all will give way to one oi the grandest stiu tures i.i the world,as soon as il is required lor railroad purpose*/ lor winch, troin the exeriions now being us*d bv the directors and people on both sides, it seems likely to b • required within a year or two. The rai road structures will require lo cables oi 6UU wires eacn, all laid straigiit—not twisieu, as some have it—but wound wim .'inall wire, and wnen completed, with its massive stone towers, will sustain a weight of more than 6.000 tons beyond its ow n weight, a struc ture worthy, as one of art, to stand by the side of grandest—the Falls of Niagara. For this anil other improvements, contemplated or finished, are the public indebted to the Hon. Charles B. Stuart, t > wnose merit abler pens vviii yet tender the honor due.” O’ An invalid sent for a physician, the late Dr. Wheelman, and after detaining him some time, with a description of his pains, aches. &c.. he thus sum* mod up : “Now, Doctor, you have humbugged me 1 long enough with your good- or-uotiiing pdis and worthless syrups ; they don’t touch the real difficulty. I wish you to sirike the cause of my ailment, if iv is in your power to reach it.” “It shall be done,.” saiJ ihe Doctor, at the same time lilting his cane* and demolishing a decanter of gin which stood upon, tiie sideboard ! Mas. P-umsuroTs Commexts <>k Edecxtiok : ‘‘For my part I can’t deceive what on aifh edification iis coinin’ to. YVnen I was young, it a gal only un ! derstond thp rules of distraction, provision,4i*iitdply ; ing, replenishing, and tiie common domntator, and j knew all about the rivers and tueirobituaries, the •covenants and dormitories, the provinces acd the j umpires, they had ed :i ati m enough. But now they have to studj hottoiny, Algier-hav. and have to i demonstrate suppositions about sycophants of circn- I ses, tangents and Diagonies of parrellelograms, to say ! nothing about the oxhide*, asshcads. cowsticks, and ! ah-tru e triangles.” And tiie old lady was so con j fused with the technical names that she was forced jto stop —67. Lui.< HeteiUe. Irish Evidence.--Kale was brought up he ft.re the judge, and interrogated as Inflows : “What passed between you and the prison er ?” said the judge to the witness. “Oh. then, piase your worship, I sees Mike i top o’ the garden wall : ‘Pat,’ say 9 he; -what,’ says I ; ‘there,’ says he ; ‘hush,’ says I, ut ,d that’s all 1 know about it, fdasc your wor ship.” NO. 8.